Saint Ursula

Frankish saint

  • Fame56.5
  • Momentum1.8
  • Wikipedia17.5K
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Lived 400–385, aged 0
  • Wikipedia
    38 languages
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  • Era
    400–385
    Aged 0
Summary
Updated 2026-06-08

A Romano-British virgin whose martyrdom became one of medieval Christianity's most elaborated legends, though the historical record offers almost nothing beyond a name and a feast day.

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Ursula may have been of royal origin in Roman Britain, but certainty ends there. What survived was veneration: the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, and Anglican Communion all honor her as a martyr. Her feast day, 21 October, appeared in the pre-1970 General Roman Calendar and persists in some regional observances. The Latin of her name — "little she-bear" — is among the few concrete details that didn't dissolve into legend over the centuries.

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56.5
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Momentum1.8
Historical22.7
Now attention8.8
Source confidence60.0
Completeness60.0
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